r/canadaguns • u/Both_Engineering9456 • Feb 27 '26

Fix my gun Savage 64 .22 light strike issues

Good day, I have a relatively new new 64 precision (heavy barrel, threaded barrel, “assault style” frame) that I have consistently had light strike issues since new. I’ve tried different ammo’s but I’ve noticed no differences. I’ve confirmed it’s not an ammo issue as I’ve then taken the un fired ammo and put it into my old savage 3B bolt action and it fires no issues every time. Is this just a semi auto .22 issue that I have to live with or is there an upgraded spring or something else I can do? TIA

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u/BeerGunsMusicFood Feb 27 '26

I had the same issue with an A22. Sent it back to savage and they fixed it. Send yours in. They’re nice people to deal with.

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u/Both_Engineering9456 Feb 28 '26

Unfortunately I’m out of the warranty period

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u/Old_Carpet8726 Mar 01 '26

Have you tried to remove the firing pin to clean it? If not you should do it. It's a blade shaped pin on the top of the bolt that you can pull it out easily.

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u/Both_Engineering9456 Mar 01 '26

I have, atleast twice and it’s had little to no effect. I suspect possibly a weak spring but I haven’t a clue

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u/tacaouere Mar 04 '26

My neighbor just purchased a 64 and was having the same issue. I suggested he try a few mags of HV ammo, just mag dumps to break in and it cleared it up. 

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u/Both_Engineering9456 Mar 05 '26

I’ll try this, this things probably had 1000+ rounds through it already but no HV

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u/tacaouere Mar 05 '26

Savage has pretty good customer service even some years later. They sent me parts for a 5 yr old MK 2 no questions asked.

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u/NomadicusRex Mar 29 '26

Did you also check the firing pin for any burrs? I'm pretty sure those are stamped out of sheet metal, so you might chamfer the "sharp" edge?